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m <br />I <br />u <br />busses on Winslow Street worked a hardship and that they should be allowed to come <br />closer to the station, and it was intimated that a good place would be between the <br />station and the palm tree so that the location would be as convenient as possible <br />for users of the bus line. On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman <br />Christensen, the City Manager was asked to interview the railroad officials to see <br />what could be done. <br />Councilman Eva brought up several matters concerning the softbaseball diamond at Hawes <br />Park. He requested the City Attorney to say whether or not there was any City <br />responsibility so far as spectators, players and officials were concerned and the <br />attorney indicated that according to his opinion there was no responsibility. The <br />request for a straight meter in place of the present coin meter was denied as it <br />was thought the coin meter sufficed. The question of proper police protection was <br />left up to Chief Collins. Request that the City maintain the grounds and also <br />install more lights near or back of the backstop was referred to the .City Manager. <br />Councilman Eva also asked if anything could -be done to improve the telephone service <br />and moved that the Council go on record as recommending to the Chamber of Commerce <br />that that Body take up with the Telephone Company the question of improvement and <br />modernization of telephone service in Redwood City. Motion seconded by Councilman <br />Fletcher and carried. <br />The City Attorney presented, as requested, a suggested ordinance requiring dogs to be on <br />leash when off premises of the owners or not in closed cars, but the matter was <br />laid over. <br />On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, Resolution was unanimously <br />adopted approving agreement between Lilian A. Rolph and the City of Redwood City, <br />option for the purchase of harbor land, and directing the City Clerk to sign and <br />record said agreement on behalf of said City. <br />On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, Resolution was unanimously <br />adopted approving agreement between Geo. A. Merrill and Sarah E. Merrill, his wife, and <br />the City of Redwood City, option for the purchase of harbor land and directing the City <br />Clerk to sign and record said agreement on behalf of said City. <br />On motion of Councilman McCarthy, seconded by Councilman McNulty, Resolution was unanimously <br />adopted approving agreement between Andrew A. Brown, Deceased, and Peter tum Suden, <br />Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Ada I. Brown, Deceased, and the City of <br />Redwood City, option for the purchase of harbor land, and directing the City Clerk to <br />sign and record said agreement on behalf of said City. <br />William Vielhauer, Editor of the Tribune, explained about his correspondence with Washington, <br />the purport of which indicated that the next step was up to the City to show its good <br />intentions; so, in line with the discussion, on motion of Councilman McCarthy, <br />seconded by Councilman Eva, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary <br />proceedings for submitting to the people of Redwood City a bond issue for approximately <br />$200,000 for money to be expended in connection with the development of the Harbor. <br />• <br />